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Narcissus (other)
Narcissus may refer to: Biology * ''Narcissus'' (plant), a genus containing daffodils and others People * Narcissus (mythology), Greek mythological character * Narcissus (wrestler) (2nd century), assassin of the Roman emperor Commodus * Tiberius Claudius Narcissus (1st century), freedman and secretary to the Roman emperor Claudius * Saint Narcissus (other), several saints Film * ''Narcissus'' (1983 film), a film by Norman McLaren * ''Narcissus'' (2012 film), a Lithuanian film * ''Narcissus'' (2015 film), a Tunisian film * '' Pink Narcissus'', a film by James Bidgood * ''Narcissus'', a 1956 film by Willard Maas *'' Black Narcissus'', a 1947 film by Powell and Pressburger * ''Narcissus'', an escape shuttle in the ''Aliens'' film series Music * ''Narcissus'', an EP by the Danish band Kellermensch * "Narcissus" (music), a piano piece by Ethelbert Nevin, recorded as a duet by Norman Wisdom and Joyce Grenfell * Narcissus (band) * ''Narcissus'', an opera by Gottfried He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcissus (plant)
''Narcissus'' is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil,The word "daffodil" is also applied to related genera such as ''Sternbergia'', '' Ismene'' and '' Fritillaria meleagris''. It has been suggested that the word "Daffodil" be restricted to the wild species of the British Isles, ''N. pseudonarcissus''. narcissus, and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the genus. ''Narcissus'' has conspicuous flowers with six petal-like tepals surmounted by a cup- or trumpet-shaped corona. The flowers are generally white and yellow (also orange or pink in garden varieties), with either uniform or contrasting coloured tepals and corona. ''Narcissus'' were well known in ancient civilisation, both medicinally and botanically, but formally described by Linnaeus in his ''Species Plantarum'' (1753). The genus is generally considered to have about ten sections with approximate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Écho Et Narcisse
''Écho et Narcisse'' (''Echo and Narcissus'') is a 1779 ''drame lyrique'' in three acts, the last original opera written by Christoph Willibald Gluck, his sixth for the French stage. The libretto, written by Jean-Baptiste-Louis-Théodore de Tschudi, Louis-Théodore de Tschudi, tells the story of the love between Echo (mythology), Echo and Narcissus (mythology), Narcissus. Performance history ''Écho et Narcisse'' was first performed on 24 September 1779 by the Paris Opéra in the second Salle du Palais-Royal. The opera is in the pastoral tradition, a genre not in favor at the Opéra at the time,Rushton 2001, p. 327. and it was a failure, discontinued after only 12 performances. Gluck decided to go back to Vienna and never returned to Paris. He revised the work for 8 August 1780, but this version only enjoyed nine performances. A third version was presented to the public on 8 June 1781. This was better received. However, it was infrequently produced until René Jacobs revived it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcissu
is a free visual novel video game developed by the dĹŤjin group Stage-nana, telling the story of a terminally ill young man and woman. It was made with the NScripter engine. The work was originally written in Japanese by Tomo Kataoka, and subsequently localized and translated into English, Chinese, French, Korean, Russian and Vietnamese by various fan translators. Unlike most fan translations, however, this was an authorised work. The author, however, was not actively involved in the translation process as it had been the case for '' True Remembrance''. Both the original Japanese visual novel and its English version were released as free downloads over the Internet. The web edition of Narcissu has lower graphics and music quality, to conserve bandwidth. ''Narcissu'' is an experimental work: it uses minimalist graphics in a very narrow window, and includes two full scripts, one accompanied by a voice track, and the other adapted to work without voices. In the English translation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcissa (other)
Narcissa may refer to: * Narcissa, Oklahoma, a census-designated place (CDP) in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States People with the given name * Narcissa Niblack Thorne (1882–1966), American artist * Narcissa Whitman (1808–1847), American missionary * Narcissa Wright (born 1989), American Internet celebrity and ESports player Fiction * Narcissa Malfoy, supporting character in the ''Harry Potter'' universe See also * *Narcisa (other) *Narciso, a given name *Narcisse (other) *Narcissus (other) *NarcĂs (other) NarcĂs or Narcis may refer to: * M923 Narcis, a Belgian Tripartite-class minehunter * NARCIS (Netherlands), National Academic Research and Collaboration Information System People with the given name * Narcis Bosch, Spanish pornographic film dire ... {{Disambiguation, given name English feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stray Light
Stray light is light in an optical system, which was not intended in the design. The light may be from the intended source, but follow paths other than intended, or it may be from a source other than the intended source. This light will often set a working limit on the dynamic range of the system; it limits the signal-to-noise ratio or contrast ratio, by limiting how dark the system can be. Ocular straylight is stray light in the human eye. Optical systems Monochromatic light Optical measuring instruments that work with monochromatic light, such as spectrophotometers, define stray light as light in the system at wavelengths (colors) other than the one intended. The stray light level is one of the most critical specifications of an instrument. For instance, intense, narrow absorption bands can easily appear to have a peak absorption less than the true absorption of the sample because the ability of the instrument to measure light transmission through the sample is limited by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Narcissus
During World War II, Operation Narcissus was a raid by forty members of the Special Air Service on a lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar ... on the southeast coast of Sicily. The team landed on 10 July 1943 with the mission of capturing the lighthouse and the surrounding high ground. Despite intelligence reports, the area was deserted, and so the position was no threat to the nearby Operation Husky landings. The troopers withdrew without a shot being fired. Allied invasion of Sicily Conflicts in 1943 July 1943 events Special Air Service World War II British Commando raids {{WWII-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Narcissus
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Narcissus'' after the Narcissus of mythology, or after the Narcissi flowers. * was a 20-gun post ship launched in 1781 and wrecked in 1796. * was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1801, converted to a convict ship after 1823, and sold 1837. * A 28-gun sixth-rate ''Narcissus'' of 601 tons was ordered in 1846 but cancelled in 1848. * A 50-gun fourth-rate ''Narcissus'' of 1,996 tons was ordered in 1849 and cancelled in 1857. * was a wooden-hulled screw frigate in service from 1859 to 1883. * was an armoured cruiser launched in 1886 and sold in 1906. * was an sloop A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sa ... in use from 1915 to 1922. * was a launched in 1941 and sold 1946. {{DEFAULTSORT:Narcissus, Hms Royal N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcissus (Lemoyne)
''Narcissus'' is an oil on canvas painting by French artist François Lemoyne, created in 1728, from a series of three works on the myth of Narcissus Narcissus may refer to: Biology * ''Narcissus'' (plant), a genus containing daffodils and others People * Narcissus (mythology), Greek mythological character * Narcissus (wrestler) (2nd century), assassin of the Roman emperor Commodus * Tiberiu .... It is now in the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon. The painter François Lemoine was born in Paris in 1688 and also died in Paris in 1737 by committing suicide (he stuck a sword in his heart). He is a French Rococo painter from classicism, and was notably the master of the painters François Boucher, Charles-Joseph Natoire and Jean-Jacques Caffieri. He was elected first painter by Louis XV who entrusted him with the renovation of the Salon d'Hercule in Versailles. At age 13, in 1701, he entered the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. He studied there under the direction of Louis Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcissus (Caravaggio)
''Narcissus'' is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, painted circa 1597–1599. It is housed in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Rome. The painting was originally attributed to Caravaggio by Roberto Longhi in 1916. This is one of only two known Caravaggios on a theme from Classical mythology, although this is due more to the accidents of survival than the artist's oeuvre. Narcissus, according to the poet Ovid in his ''Metamorphoses'', is a handsome youth who falls in love with his own reflection. Unable to tear himself away, he dies of his passion, and even as he crosses the Styx continues to gaze at his reflection (''Metamorphoses'' 3:339–510). Background The story of Narcissus was often referenced or retold in literature, for example, by Dante (''Paradiso'' 3.18–19) and Petrarch (''Canzoniere'' 45–46). The story was well known in the circles of such collectors in which Caravaggio was moving in this period, such as those of Cardinal Francesco Mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nigger Of The 'Narcissus'
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcissus And Goldmund
''Narcissus and Goldmund'' (; also published as ''Death and the Lover'') is a novel written by the German–Swiss author Hermann Hesse which was first published in 1930. At its publication, ''Narcissus and Goldmund'' was considered Hesse's literary triumph; chronologically, it follows '' Steppenwolf''. Synopsis ''Narcissus and Goldmund'' is the story of a young man, Goldmund (), who wanders aimlessly throughout Medieval Germany after leaving a Catholic monastery school in search of what could be described as "the meaning of life". Narcissus (German: "Narziss" or, before the German orthography reform of 1996, ''Narziß'' ), a gifted young teacher at the cloister school, quickly befriends Goldmund, as they are only a few years apart, and Goldmund is naturally bright. Goldmund looks up to Narcissus, and Narcissus has much fondness for him in return. After straying too far in the fields one day on an errand gathering herbs, Goldmund comes across a beautiful Gypsy woman, who kisse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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